Embryogenesis of flattened colonies implies the innovation required for the evolution of spheroidal colonies in volvocine green algae

Embryogenesis of flattened colonies implies the innovation required for the evolution of spheroidal colonies in volvocine green algae

Abstract Background Volvocine algae provide a suitable model for investigation of the evolution of multicellular organisms. Within this group, evolution of the body plan from flattened to spheroidal colonies is thought to have occurred independently in two different lineages, Volvocaceae and Astreph...

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Main Authors: Shota Yamashita, Hisayoshi Nozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Multicellularity
Body plan
Embryogenesis
Volvocine green algae
Gonium
Tetrabaena
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1452-x

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